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Originally Posted by Ben1030
Me and a few mates are coming down from sheffield in august and are wanting to hire out some boards, what boards/size do you suggest and wheres the best place to hire from?
Cheers Ben
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Hi Ben,
As a wakeboarder you have a distinct advantage so may find yourself able to progress onto a semi-hard board such as a Sunset later in the week.
However, Ilee's advice is good, if its the 1st time you've ever surfed, go for a foamy. It would also be worth taking a lesson if you've never done it before just to ensure you have the basics right and understand basic beach safety and where its safe to surf on the beach.
You can take a lesson with the BSA at Fistral beach and you can hire boards for the rest of the week next door from Fistral surf hire. They do reduced rates for weekly hire and also for periods in between 1 day and 1 week, just ask for the rates. You'll need a passport or driving licence as security for any hire so make sure you have them with you.
So far as boards are concerned, hire a foamy, at least at 1st. With a foam board it does 90% of the surfing for you so will make it much easier to catch white water waves and stand up. It also hurts far less if it hits you and the fins are relatively flexible - important as a hard board can cause serious injuries.
If you find that your surfing well on a foamy then the next step is a high volume soft topped board such as Sunset. These are a little faster due to the slick botton and also a little looser (turn easier) but therefore slightly harder to surf. They're also harder although still relatively soft. In terms of ease of surfing it just a small step up, as the board still retains the same volume more or less along its entire length. They catch white water still fairly well. I'd say 85% board 15% you.
Beyond this (I doubt you'll really get there in a week), the next step is a long custom. However, this is big step. These boards are made to catch green (unbroken waves out back) and don't work well in white water, they have a lot less volume with the board tapering in thickness to both front and back, and have rocker making trim position much more critical, they're a lot looser and thus less stable, less grippy on the deck and they hurt like f*ck if they hit you - expect bruises, cuts or even broken bones (if unlucky). The fins will also slash you as they are fibreglass instead of flexible plastic. Don't want to put you off, but key is to get good at the basics on a semi-hard before going full hard if you want to learn quickly and avoid potentially painful mistakes.
Good luck and enjoy your holiday.
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